Tourist Arrivals Jump by 9.3% During January-June 2014

During the first semester of 2014 the number of non-resident visitors to the Dominican Republic jumped by an impressive 9.3%, compared to the same period in 2013. Between January-June 2014 the number of tourists traveling to the country grew by 201,884.

During the first semester of this year Dominican airports handled 2.3 million foreign non-residents.

During this same time period in 2013 the number registered was 2.1 million.

Punta Cana’s international airport was the country’s busiest terminal, receiving 1.5 million tourists. This number represents 66.1% of all total international arrivals in the country.